Wolves, Aston Villa and Coventry louts hit with three-year football bans

West Midlands Police obtained three-year Football Banning Orders (FBOs) as an unwanted Christmas present for fans of Aston Villa, Wolves and Coventry City this week.

The force's football unit took court action to prevent the three supporters attending games in response to separate cases of football-related disorder.

Wolves supporter Daniel Gadsden who was within a group involved in disorder at Wanderers games.

This included a fight at a pub with Peterborough fans in and a catalogue of occasions where he goaded opposition fans and police officers.

The 23-year-old of Granville Street, Telford, was hit with the order - which also means being at least five miles away from where Wolves or England are playing for three hours before and after a game - at Walsall Magistrates Court last Friday.

Villa fan Craig Page was among supporters who tried to force his way past police and confront rival Birmingham City fans ahead of the cup game at Villa Park in September last year.

The 31-year-old was part of a group involved in violence and disorder dating back to 2010, including trouble at a pub before the Sheffield Wednesday away match in August.

Page of Romsley Road, Bartley Green, was given the civil banning order at Birmingham Magistrates Court last Monday.

Meanwhile Coventry City supporter Ryan Teeling also received an FBO after trying to cause trouble with opposition supporters after the Millwall game last season.

The 24-year-old was also given a suspended eight month prison sentence for a public order offence after throwing a bottle at police officers who were trying to move fans on in Foleshill Road last April.

Teeling, of Clovelly Road, Coventry, previously served a four-year ban and received the fresh order when sentenced at Leamington Crown Court on Wednesday.

Sergeant Mick Wilkinson, from the force's football unit, said: "The festive fixtures are a long-held tradition for many football fans and the unacceptable behaviour of these three is now coming back to haunt them.

"The orders are not only given to people convicted of violence or disorder at matches but anyone who commits a football-related offence such as fighting or damaging property in a pub whilst watching a match.

"We work with clubs across the region to tackle football-related disorder and these FBO's should send out a strong warning that it will not be tolerated - whoever you support."